Pre-solicitation_Q&A__12_Apr_18.docx

No.

However, the enclosed PWS Appendix 1 refers to the Technical Factor Cross-Reference Matrix. Can the USG provide the specific PWS Appendix 1 tables that apply to each CLIN in the RFP?

Appendix 1 in Section 6 of the RFP is the Cross-Reference Matrix offerors are to use to explain what section, paragraph, etc., of their proposal relates to the evaluation criteria in Section 7 of the RFP.

Appendix 1 in the PWS is the estimated workload offerors are to use in determining their proposed manpower.

2015 BGI-Moody CBA 2015 C2- Davis-Monthan CBA

Existing CBAs list current wage rates only through 10-01-18 (FY19).

a. What CBA rates shall be used in cost proposal for BY and OYs 1-4?

b. Should the wage rates be escalated in OYs 1-4, and if yes, at what escalation factor?

a. Offerors shall price their proposals using the FY19 CBA rates for base year and all option years.

b. NO – offerors shall not escalate wage rates. See response to question (a) above.

2015 BGI-Moody CBA 2015 C2- Davis-Monthan CBA

Existing Prime CBAs discuss sick/personal leave.

a. Is sick/personal leave completely separate from and in addition to paid vacation?

b. If an incumbent prime employee were a “5-15 years of service employee” does that mean that employee is entitled to 35 days of paid days off each year? (10 holidays, 15 days (120 hours) vacation, 10 days sick/personal)?

c. In above example 2080 hours in year – 80 hours holiday – 120 hours vacation – 80 hours sick/personal = only 1800 hrs per work year for this FT employee?

Offerors are required by FAR Part 22 and 41 U.S.C. 6707(c) to abide by all wage and fringe benefits within the Collective Bargaining Agreement(s).

Section 1.5.3.10.3, Learning Management System

Section 1.5.3.10.1 CBT Courseware Tool

Section 1.7.5.5.10 Academic Datedbase Hardware

Section 1.7.7 SLATE Section 1.7.5.5.10 Academic Datedbase Hardware – “All equipment for LMS, SLATE, and academic/training datedbase development/maintenance and use, shall be purchased and maintained by the contractor.”

Draft Solicitation FA4890-18-R-006 EC-130H SLATE tablet labor and SLATE equipment costs are identified under CLINs xx10 and xx11 respectively, but RFP does not appear to include CLINs for LMS and academic/training datedbase.

a. Should LMS and Academic/training datedbase labor and equipment cost be included under CLINs XX10 and xx11? Or Should this labor and equipment cost be proposed separately? If separately, what CLIN shall they be included under?

b. Can USG provide the required specifications for SLATE and specifically the handheld wireless devices that support SLATE?

c. Can USG provide the required specifications for LMS that supports SLATE?

d. Can USG provide list of existing LMS hardware and specifications in use and/or required?

e. What CLIN shall include contractor cost for the LMS hardware?

f. Can USG provide HW specific list and required specifications for all “servers both on and off base in support of the A-10C and EC-130H operations”

a. Specific hardware/software to support both A10 and EC130 operations is at the discretion of the contractor provided it meets the terms of the PWS.

All equipment/hardware/software is Contractor Furnished Equipment (CFE). Contrators are required to submit a list of all proposed CFE as part of the evaluation criteria. All CFE shall be priced as part of the Phase-In costs.

Offeror will be provided the opportunity to ask questions at the pre-proposal conference. A demonstration of the current LMS will be provided to give offerors a brief overview of the system.

b. SLATE is government owned contractor maintained. The labor to support SLATE and reoccuring cost to maintain the SLATE sytem is to be price separately IAW the RFP.

c. The LMS does not support SLATE.

d. Incumbent contractor uses a mixture of COTS/propriety/AF-owned systems to support all LMS, SLATE, and academic/training databases.

e. All equipment/hardware/software is Contractor Furnished Equipment (CFE). Contrators are required to submit a list of all proposed CFE as part of the evaluation criteria. All CFE shall be priced as part of the Phase-In costs and all CFE will be installed and operational on contract start.

f. Specific hardware required to support both EC-130/A-10 operations is at the discretion of the contractor, provided it meets the terms of the PWS.

Section 1.7.7 SLATE

a. Is the contractor required to purchase and install “commercial grade high speed wireless internet access” or just identify the required level of service to USG for USG purchase and install?

b. Can USG provide the existing incumbent specifications and service provided in support of “contractor shall provide commercial grade high-speed wireless internet access at all primary training locations (355 TRS, 357 FS, 47 FS.) and establish/ maintain a main infrastructure of wireless access at 355 TRS with secure dated storage of devices not in use” and/or USG specification requirements?

a. Contractor is required to provide, NOT install, commercial grade high-speed wireless internet access at all primary training locations (355 TRS, 357 FS, 47 FS.)

b. Contractor is required to provide, NOT install, commercial grade high-speed wireless internet access at all primary training locations (355 TRS, 357 FS, 47 FS.)

Section 1.7.6 Academic Datedbase Software

a. Does this PWS statement “Any software allocated for the Academic Datedbase and bought within the scope of this contract shall be purchased with prior coordination and approval of the CO” indicate this is a cost reimbursable CLIN?

b. Should the cost of “software allocated for the Academic Datedbase” be identified in the contractor’s proposal, including the proposed cost of that equipment?

c. Can USG provide the required software specifications?

a. All equipment/hardware/software is Contractor Furnished Equipment (CFE). Contrators are required to submit a list of all proposed CFE as part of the evaluation criteria. All CFE shall be priced as part of the Phase-In costs and all CFE will be installed and operational on contract start. NO, this is not a cost reimbursable CLIN. All CFE is part Phase-In costs.

b. A list of all CFE is to be provided in the proposal to include a cost break out. Please see the evaluation criteria in Section 7 of the RFP.

c. NO. The software is at the discretion of the contractor, provided it meets the terms of the PWS.

Section 3.4.7 “contractor shall provide the equipment and supplies for printing courseware products to include student guides subsequent to courseware product acceptance.”

Section 3.5.3 LAN Server – “contractor shall provide the hardware and software equipment including server/s, switch, smart uninterruptible power supply (UPS) and computer equipment as required by the base Communication Squadron (CS) to attach to the base network”.

Should this cost be included with Phase-in costs? (like in PWS 3.2.4, 3.5.1)

Yes. All CFE is to be priced as part of the Phase-In costs.

Yes.

PWS 4.2.2 Instructor Qualifications states “instructors shall meet the following requirements according to their specialty” and then goes on to list the different levels of required qualifications according to instructor specialty. However, the existing CBAs list only one type of instructor at each site “Instructor/SME” and includes language addressing “Lead Instructor” pay as required.

a. Are all instructors, regardless of PWS required qualifications/specialty, regardless of achieved qualifications/specialty, and regardless of use of those instructors on the PWS/CLIN requirements for which they are qualified, to receive the exact same CBA pay in offeror’s proposal?

b. How does USG distinguish between base or lower levels of qualifications vs. higher required qualifications regarding CBA pay structure?

c. How does that apply to offeror’s proposal?

a. Instructors are paid IAW the applicable CBA (i.e., the instructors working on the A-10 at Davis-Monthan will be paid IAW that CBA).

b. The CBA does not make that distinction.

c. Although the PWS distinguishes between the levels of qualifications, the CBA does not; therefore, it does not apply.

For Attachment 3 (2.15 BGI-DM Trainign Association CBA) and Attachment 5 (2015 C2-Davis Monthan CBA), Article 15 states that “all FTU Instructor/SMEs shall receive FTU pay per hour above their standard hourly wage rate as follows…”. There are zero requirements for “FTU Instructor/SMEs” addressed in Appendix 1 Workload Estimates.

a. Where in PWS is requirement or qualification listed for FTU Instructor/SME?

b. Or are ALL instructor/SMEs considered FTU instructors once they have graduated from the Central Instructor Course?

c. For proposal manning purposes, what percentage (or how many total I/SME personnel) of incumbent DM Instructor/SMEs are NOT “FTU Instructor/SMEs” a/b/c. All instructors at Davis-Monthan (EC-130/A-10) receive the FTU Recognition Pay.

Davis-Monthan CBAs list a labor category and rate of pay for “Courseware Production Specialist”, but PWS does not require this position.

a. Please elaborate on function/role of incumbent Courseware Production Specialist, and verify that PWS does not require this position, or that the requirement for this labor category has not been renamed/repackaged under some other required position?

b. Is the CBA “Courseware Production Specialist” fulfilling the requirement PWS “CBT Specialist”?

Currently there is no Courseware Production Specialist utilized.

· Table A1.23 “Group/TRS” position = CLIN xx03 A-10C OSS Wing Scheduling DM

· Table A1.23 “FTU” position = CLIN xx04 A-10C FTU Scheduling DM

· Table A1.24 “FTU” position = CLIN xx14 EC-130H FTU Scheduling DM

· Table A1.25 “TRS” position = CLIN xx09 A-10C Registrar Support DM

- Table A1.23 “Group/TRS” position = CLIN xx03 A-10C OSS Wing Scheduling DM: YES

- Table A1.23 “FTU” position = CLIN xx04 A-10C FTU Scheduling DM: YES

- Table A1.24 “FTU” position = CLIN xx14 EC-130H FTU Scheduling DM: YES

- Table A1.25 “TRS” position = CLIN xx09 A-10C Registrar Support DM: YES

b. If yes, what CBA rate is to be used for Table A1.25 Registrar “TRS” position?

a. Yes.

b. The Registrar position was added on late in the contract performance. The registrar positon is price at the Scheduler rate.

CBAs list incumbent “Word Processor II” labor category.

a. Request USG identify specific requirement, roles, responsibilities that Word Processor II would fulfill?

b. If WPII is being used to fulfill a CWD production team role, request USG identify the specific requirements of that role.

a. This is an internal contractor support position. The position is dedicated to supporting this contract only.

b. This position does not support CWD.

a. Are all of these documents/deliverables included as part of PWS Attachment 14 “EC-130H WST Scenario Development” requirements? Or are they separate “Lesson Support Document” requirements?

b. If they are separate, what PWS Attachment defines the requirements?

a. Yes, they are included in Attachment 14 and this covers the WST (Flight deck sim) and CCMCS (Mission sim).

b. N/A

What PWS Appendix 1 paragraph/table quantifies a development rate or new equivalent hours for A-10C TD (FMT, HOTAS, CFT) media development?

There is no requirement for scenario development for the A-10C. This is accomplished under the New Lesson Equivalent, reference Table A.1.26 (A-10C Annual Requirements Contract Year 19 – 23).